Students from Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School visited the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State on Friday, January 23, 2026. The High School students were greeted by Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian...

At Fresno State, a new course offered this Spring, Armenian Studies 120T-“Gender and the Armenian Genocide,” offers students a unique lens to the Armenian Genocide through a gendered approach. Moving...

The Armenian Studies Program hosted diasporic artist Ara Oshagan and his recently published photographic book displaced [հատում] in a presentation on Friday, February 13, 2026. The lecture focused...

Dr. Alison Vacca, Gevork M. Avedissian Associate Professor of Armenian History and Civilization at Columbia University and Dr. Sergio La Porta, interim Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human...

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, November 15, followed by an Executive Council meeting on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The Executive Council elected...

Abraham Terian, a well-known classicist, theologian and medievalist, has done it again in his latest book – but this time differently. The book, titled Phrasing the Arts, is a collection of poems mostly...

Beneath glittering chandeliers and bright lights, the Kef Time Legacy Band returned on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Regency Event Center in Fresno, transforming the venue into a night filled with...

Dr. Anna Aleksanyan has been appointed as the 22nd Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Spring 2026 semester. “We are happy to welcome Dr. Aleksanyan for the spring...

October 2025 - Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, a set of activities kicked off on Oct. 7 at the Fresno State Student-Athlete Village for the athletes to enjoy and learn more about the Hispanic heritage. A...

In 2015, Fresno State became the first university to erect a monument commemorating the Armenian Genocide on a college campus in the United States. In 1986, however, the realization of such a memorial...

“First you treat it as a game, then you enter a whole new world,” said chess player and enthusiast Dr. David Zakarian. On Sunday, October 12, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Fresno...